Death Eaters Daughter Part Two

Two Hundred Fourty Two

Draco was so worried that he asked Hermione to keep me safe
I just wish I knew what was going on...I hope he doesn't think I'd tell anyone
I don't care how bad it is, I just want to be included
Doesn't he trust me...?

"Cora" Harry said

"Hm?"

"Did you hear me"

"No I'm sorry"

"I said for your safety you can't be left alone"

"How's that going to work for the classes we don't share?"

"The only class that you're alone in is Care Of Magical creatures, I can join you it's my free period" Harry said

"No"

"No? Cora this isn't a game"

"You talked Hagrid's ear off for an hour and I didn't get any of my lesson in"

Hermione side eyed him
"Not like he wasn't talking about something important"

"You know what's also important? My career outside of school"

"You know he'd never fail you"

"That's not the POINT" I yelled causing Madame Pomfrey to look out of her office at us
"Harry the only teacher here who can help me achieve my goals is Hagrid. The other classes I'm taking are great for my skills but he is the only one with knowledge that I need"

"Charlie can help you"

"Harry, you're joking right?" Hermione had heard enough "she's in class to TAKE class not to talk about—"

"about Voldemort?? Act like that isn't important"

"Harry what's important to all of us can be different. Cora knows how bad things are but maybe for a little while she wants some normality"

"I can't go anywhere alone now" I said adding in "the least you can do is let my lessons be my lessons. My entire life I have been in fight or flight, it's never going to end for me I know it...I won't have an easy life I didn't get lucky but please if you have to be there just be quiet or take the class whatever it may be"

"Fine but if Hagrid has something that needs to be said—"

"If will wait until class is over and then we can all meet up with him" Hermione said ending the conversation
Ron just looked between all of us arguing, not having much to add

Madame Pomfrey kicked them all out, Hermione included
"But—" she tried adding, it did no good she wanted me to have a sleeping potion that would help my back to heal

I took the potion, knowing I'd be up in the late hour needing more she left two for me, and waited for the familiar feeling of sleep to find it's way into my mind
I thought about my dad before I closed my eyes, I felt bad knowing he would have to come back to see me. I didn't need him to, part of me wanted to letter him and say I was ok. I think he would show up either way though...not being around enough when I was in here has given him guilt. I did enjoy seeing my dad so this would be...comforting

I woke up shivering, I looked to my right and saw Draco sitting beside me
It must be really late if he's here
His emotions were turned off
I wasn't sure for that reason but he was with me that's what mattered

"Hi" I said sweetly reaching for his hand
He didn't move his into mine which was odd but he let me hold his

"Hi" he said back
He didn't look right...his face held no warmth for me. Like his emotions his body was cold

"What's wrong?"

"Why would you ask that?"

"Your emotions are turned off"

I thought I saw a hint of a smirk but it was gone as quick as I blinked
My concussion is playing tricks on me

"I'm practicing keeping my mind closed"

"Oh" I supposed that made sense "I'm glad you came to see me"

"You should take your sleeping potion" he got up to retrieve it for me "you're not well"

"I will" i said taking his offer "can't we spend some time together first?"

"I want you to get better, I'll stay with you while you sleep if that's what'll make you feel better"

"Well yeah...I mean you stayed recently and that made me happy"
I took my sleeping potion
He smirked
I saw it this time

He touched my hair, but it was weird. Usually he would stare at my hair as it fell through his fingers, then he would start from the top of my head and twirl it in his hand
This time he just grabbed a few strands and held them, tightly like he was trying to hurt me
"Do you know how long poison takes to enter someone's system?"

"N-no" I tripped over my tongue

"There is a specific one I learned about this year, from people who good at getting rid of others. This one takes a few minutes but it's deadly if not treated within the first 5 minutes"

"Th-this one...?" I saw my hands were shaking

"I told you, you would die at my hands. Though you wouldn't remember that since I stole your memory...it was nice playing this game with you. Draco took too long with his task and I was instructed to finish my own. Ciao Cora, it's been a pleasure" he pulled my face to his own and then threw my body back onto my bed

I saw him leaving, I couldn't figure out who was posing as Draco
Who said they wanted to kill me
I felt the poison working now, my legs were shaking alongside my hands and my vision was blurring

I cough up something wet, when I looked at my hands it was blood
My heart was racing
The door of the hospital wing opened and then closed, whoever came to kill me left just now
I pulled the blankets off my bed and went to stand but my legs gave out immediately
I pushed my body off the ground, but I couldn't get up more than a few inches
I started to crawl to Madame Pomfrey's office, coughing the full way there
My bed was the furthest from her office, the ones with life threatening problems are always closest
He poisoned my sleeping potion
He showed up when I was sleeping
He poised as Draco to get my trust

I used my hands to pull and push myself closer, but it felt like I was doing more damage than good
I felt my body seizing, I could feel convulsions forming
I twisted to my back, blood pouring out of my mouth and ears
This was the end
My body was shaking so violently, I wanted it to stop

The hospital wing door swung open again, I heard Hermione scream
I heard multiple footsteps race towards me, one had a voice that sounded like Madame Pomfrey
I felt Hermione's knees hit my side, I felt a set of hands hold my twitching body down and another lift my head
I saw in moments of my eyes being open Hermione shove some sort of vial into my throat

It instantly cooled my system down, I didn't feel any of the pain of that poison anymore
I heard sighing
"Where did you get an antidote like that?" Madame Pomfrey asked

"Professor Slughorn gave it out as a prize last class" she said with a shaky voice

I opened my eyes again, I saw I was laying in Ron's lap and Harry had my arms held down
He released me when he noticed I was conscious
"How did you know?" I asked no one in particular

Madame Pomfrey ran to her office to find her wand, I noticed she sent off her cat patronus

"Harry looked at the map" Hermione answered "Blaise was with you"